First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) Competitors $55.81 +0.16 (+0.29%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$55.72 -0.09 (-0.15%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FR vs. ARE, EGP, FRT, LXP, NSA, PLD, REXR, STAG, TRNO, and UDRShould you be buying First Industrial Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Industrial Realty Trust include Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), EastGroup Properties (EGP), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), LXP Industrial Trust (LXP), National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA), Prologis (PLD), Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR), Stag Industrial (STAG), Terreno Realty (TRNO), and United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. First Industrial Realty Trust vs. Its Competitors Alexandria Real Estate Equities EastGroup Properties Federal Realty Investment Trust LXP Industrial Trust National Storage Affiliates Trust Prologis Rexford Industrial Realty Stag Industrial Terreno Realty United Dominion Realty Trust Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) and First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ARE or FR? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has higher revenue and earnings than First Industrial Realty Trust. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Industrial Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlexandria Real Estate Equities$3.12B4.27$322.95M-$0.13-592.05First Industrial Realty Trust$669.64M11.04$287.55M$1.7931.18 Is ARE or FR more profitable? First Industrial Realty Trust has a net margin of 33.18% compared to Alexandria Real Estate Equities' net margin of -0.33%. First Industrial Realty Trust's return on equity of 8.65% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alexandria Real Estate Equities-0.33% -0.05% -0.03% First Industrial Realty Trust 33.18%8.65%4.38% Do analysts recommend ARE or FR? Alexandria Real Estate Equities presently has a consensus price target of $95.87, indicating a potential upside of 24.56%. First Industrial Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $56.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.34%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Alexandria Real Estate Equities is more favorable than First Industrial Realty Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alexandria Real Estate Equities 3 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.08First Industrial Realty Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 Do institutionals & insiders believe in ARE or FR? 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer ARE or FR? In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 13 more articles in the media than First Industrial Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 8 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust. First Industrial Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' score of 0.84 indicating that First Industrial Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alexandria Real Estate Equities 13 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive First Industrial Realty Trust 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is ARE or FR a better dividend stock? Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out -4,061.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Industrial Realty Trust pays out 99.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and First Industrial Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk & volatility, ARE or FR? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryFirst Industrial Realty Trust beats Alexandria Real Estate Equities on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get First Industrial Realty Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirst Industrial Realty TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.37B$8.66B$12.59B$21.90BDividend Yield3.20%5.44%5.56%3.59%P/E Ratio31.18149.7521.2632.78Price / Sales11.045.1129.9760.02Price / Cash15.7617.9922.2924.20Price / Book2.701.652.244.65Net Income$287.55M$128.86M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance2.57%1.25%0.96%1.48%1 Month Performance7.64%-2.28%-1.12%0.43%1 Year Performance1.07%-10.34%536.19%12.71% First Industrial Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FRFirst Industrial Realty Trust4.2292 of 5 stars$55.81+0.3%$56.00+0.3%+1.2%$7.37B$669.64M31.18160Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.7079 of 5 stars$76.78+2.4%$95.87+24.9%-34.1%$13.28B$3.12B-590.59590Upcoming EarningsEGPEastGroup Properties3.9607 of 5 stars$182.76+1.6%$188.31+3.0%+0.3%$9.75B$640.23M39.4790News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportFRTFederal Realty Investment Trust4.4183 of 5 stars$99.57+0.6%$109.50+10.0%-11.7%$8.59B$1.20B25.21320Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastLXPLXP Industrial Trust4.5591 of 5 stars$9.71+2.5%$10.33+6.5%-2.0%$2.87B$358.46M34.6670Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsNSANational Storage Affiliates Trust1.5397 of 5 stars$32.45+0.6%$33.64+3.6%-24.7%$2.49B$770.34M52.341,466PLDPrologis4.6154 of 5 stars$127.33+2.6%$124.30-2.4%+5.9%$118.24B$8.20B37.122,703Analyst ForecastREXRRexford Industrial Realty4.0201 of 5 stars$44.26+1.1%$42.00-5.1%-3.8%$10.48B$936.41M31.17220Analyst DowngradeSTAGStag Industrial4.1789 of 5 stars$38.84+1.7%$38.00-2.2%+2.1%$7.25B$767.38M30.5890Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsTRNOTerreno Realty2.8858 of 5 stars$62.24+2.1%$63.70+2.4%-3.4%$6.43B$382.62M24.7040Analyst ForecastUDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust4.7585 of 5 stars$36.29+0.5%$43.82+20.8%-17.4%$12.02B$1.67B95.491,432Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alexandria Real Estate Equities Alternatives EastGroup Properties Alternatives Federal Realty Investment Trust Alternatives LXP Industrial Trust Alternatives National Storage Affiliates Trust Alternatives Prologis Alternatives Rexford Industrial Realty Alternatives Stag Industrial Alternatives Terreno Realty Alternatives United Dominion Realty Trust Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FR) was last updated on 10/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRobinhood warningA strange chasm is coming to Wall Street... 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